Systems Eng Manager

Honeywell Aerospace•Lansdale, PA

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About The Position

Honeywell Aerospace is seeking a Systems Engineering Manager to lead a multidisciplinary team developing advanced Electronic Warfare (EW) solutions for air, land, and maritime platforms. The manager will provide technical and organizational leadership across development programs and independent research initiatives, shape technical strategy, guide program execution, and develop engineering talent. The organization designs and develops major subsystems and small-scale systems, primarily in RF Electronic Warfare, including Radar Warning, Situational Awareness, Interferometry/Direction Finding, Electronic Attack, and RF Countermeasure systems. The role is responsible for leading key project segments and ensuring department personnel achieve schedule and technical performance objectives. It calls for a structured approach to design, estimation, execution, and performance tracking, with emphasis on meeting performance and lifecycle requirements within budget and schedule constraints. Work may involve technical research, testing, documentation, presentations, and circuit analysis for system-level specifications or RF components. The manager works closely with other engineering disciplines and organizational functions to deliver quality products on time and on budget. The position also contributes to technical planning, system architecture, cost estimation, work breakdown structures, trade studies, technology roadmaps, and Internal Research & Development (IRAD) investment strategies. The role requires U.S. citizenship and the ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance; non-U.S. citizens are not eligible for clearance processing for this role. Occasional travel may be required for customer, industry, or program activities.

Requirements

Bachelor's degree in Electrical Engineering, Physics, Systems Engineering, or a related technical discipline.
At least 3 years of experience leading engineering teams or large technical programs.
Experience managing program budgets, schedules, resources, and technical execution.
At least 5 years of systems engineering experience, including requirements development, decomposition, and management.
At least 12 years of engineering experience developing or integrating complex systems involving hardware, software, RF, digital, analog, mechanical, or embedded technologies.
Strong communication and leadership skills, including the ability to influence and collaborate across organizations.
U.S. citizenship and ability to obtain and maintain a U.S. Government security clearance in accordance with 32 CFR Part 117 (NISPOM); non-U.S. citizens are not eligible for clearance processing for this role.

Nice To Haves

Experience in the defense, aerospace, intelligence, or Electronic Warfare industries.
Familiarity with Model-Based Systems Engineering (MBSE).
Experience with earned value management, resource planning, and project scheduling tools.
Background in system architecture development, trade studies, and performance modeling.
Experience developing or integrating RF systems and components.
Understanding of software, firmware, digital signal processing (DSP), or embedded systems requirements.
Experience supporting customer-funded development programs and research initiatives.
Experience presenting technical solutions to customers, leadership teams, and stakeholders.

Responsibilities

Lead, coach, and develop systems engineers across multiple programs and technology efforts.
Drive workforce planning, recruiting, mentoring, succession planning, and career development.
Foster collaboration, accountability, innovation, and continuous improvement.
Establish department goals, performance metrics, and resource strategies aligned with business objectives.
Ensure technical, schedule, cost, and quality objectives are achieved across development efforts.
Guide systems engineering throughout the product lifecycle, including requirements development, architecture definition, integration, verification, and release.
Support proposal and capture activities through technical planning, architecture development, cost estimation, and work breakdown structure creation.
Lead trade studies and technical decisions that balance performance, cost, schedule, reliability, and manufacturability.
Collaborate with engineering, program management, business development, and operations teams to support program execution.
Define and execute the strategic vision for the Systems Engineering organization.
Contribute to technology roadmaps and IRAD investment strategies.
Drive adoption of engineering best practices to improve efficiency, quality, and product delivery.
Help shape future products and solutions through technical innovation and customer engagement.
Provide leadership for key project segments and take responsibility for schedule and technical performance by department personnel.
Support design development and provide technical insight to achieve performance and lifecycle goals within budget and schedule constraints.
Occasionally travel in support of customer, industry, or program activities.